The Puukko

Got my second pocket puukko from Rafael Trentin yesterday.
My first was forged from 14c28n, with a celeron micarta handle. I loved it so much I wanted a second "cousin" knife to alternate with.

This "cousin" is forged from 52100 and wears a deep, dark green Micarta handle.
Can't wait to put it to work and compare it to its stainless brethren.

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One for Black Friday
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The Zieg said:
Love it! The grip really isn't unwieldy like folks claim. It feels great to me.

Is the tang visibly peened?
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I don’t think that either, it’s just misunderstood. The handle widens towards the end preventing the knife from sliding out. With leather gloves I felt great grip from the curly birch. The rounded large handle is hot spot free and really comfortable!

Yeap, it’s visibly pinned.
 
For those interested in the making of puukkot in the traditional style I recommend a video entitled 'Traditional Crafts of Finland. Episode 1' This has already been posted by Thomas Linton Thomas Linton in post 172 of this thread so I hesitate to directly re-post it. Also my version contains annoying adverts for Finnish supermarkets and other irrelevancies....:rolleyes:

This documentary was made in the late 1960s-70s by the look of it by one of the national culture agencies with English narration over spoken Finnish. It centres around Kauhava and the late knife-smith Kustaa Lammi 1901-2001 who apparently made his first knife age 10 and last one at 95! He concentrated on the more ornate Horse head type puukko. He took over the knife business from his father and references are made to him in the video, a charming glimpse into a vanished world.
 
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